STUDIES
Graduated from Estonian Academy of Arts in 1989
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 Pelko / Fear, Turku Art Museum, Studio, Turku, Finland
Laine / Wave, Gallery Kalhama & Piippo Contemporary, Helsinki, Finland
2006 Gallery Sculptor, Helsinki, Finland
2002 CAVE gallery, New York, U.S.A
Upton gallery, Buffalo, NY, U.S.A
2001 Rotermani Soolaladu,Contemporary Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 The Art of Humanity, Mäntän XIII kuvataideviikot, Mänttä
2007 Hoviart, Anttola
2005 Turku Biennaali, Ars Nova-museum, Turku, Finland
Suomen Taiteilijain vuosinäyttely, Kunsthalle, Helsinki, Finland
Koti kallis koti, Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn, Estonia
2004 Retretti, Punkaharju, Finland
Compost, Pedvale Art Museum, Sabile, Latvia
Retretti, Punkaharju, Finland
Musta tuntuu Rauman taidemuseo, Rauma
2003 The Triennial of Pirkanmaa (Pirkanmaan Triennaale), Tampere, Finland
Keksi-kaupunki taidenäyttely, Lahti, Finland
Kaupunkitaidetta, Jyväskylä, Finland
2002 Mäntän kuvataideviikot, Mänttä, Finland
Contemporary Cast Iron Art, Johnson Ateljier, Trenton, N.J., U.S.A.
2001 Art2Heart, Stockholm, Sweden
Mehitamine, Rotermani Soolaladu, Tallinn, Estonia
PUBLIC ART WORKS AND WORKS IN COLLECTIONS
2008 Kaikki on mahdollista, Viikki, Helsinki, Finland (in progress)
2003 Kumiankka, Pirkkala, Finland
Skychair, Pedvale Sculpture Parc, Latvia
2002 Coach, Pratt Institute Sculpture Garden, New York, U.S.A
Mug, Burchfield-Penney Art Centre, Buffalo , NY, U.S.A
Sally´s Muffin, Griffis Sculpture Parc, Ellicotville, U.S.A
2001 Kone 1, Viron taidemuseo, Tallinn, Estonia
Lehmä, Pirkkala, Finland
2000 Pilvi, Veszprem, Hungary
Memorial for victims in the Finnish Civil War, Pirkkala, Finland
1999 Hole, Hamar, Norway
Memorial for the 100th Anniversiary of the Finnish Civil- and Folk High School movements
(Suomen kansalais ja työväenopistoliikkeen 100-vuotis muistomerkki ) (in co-operation with
J.Mukala), Tampere, Finland
Just the fucking stones, Pori-Kankaanpää, Finland
1998 Homo Birkkalensis/ Pirkkala ihminen, Pirkkala, Finland
1997 Suhde, Kankaanpää, Finland
Rakastaja, Kankaanpää, Finland
1996 Memorial for the victims of M/s Estonia (M/s Estonia uhrien muistomerkki) (in co-operation
with J.Mukala), Tallinn, Estonia
Teräsveistos Bagsvärdin parc, Gladsaxe, Denmark
1994 Relief A.P. Mäkikylä, Ylöjärvi , Finland
1993 Linnut, Nuoliala primary school, Pirkkala, Finland
1992 Juice Leskinen, Nokia, Finland
1990 Tyttö, Pirkkala, Finland
Kädet, Nauvo, Finland
Relief Jakob Hurt, Otepään Church, Estonia
Memorial for Jakob Hurt, Otepää, Estonia
1989 Memorial for Willem Reiman, Kolga-Jaani ,Estonia
AWARDS
2001 Pirkkalan Kunnan kulttuuripalkinto (Pirkkala cultural award)
2000 Pirkkalan Kunnan kulttuuripalkinto (Pirkkala cultural award)
1997 First prize, Competition for Memorial of the 100th Anniversiary of the Finnish Civil- and
Folk High School (in co-operation with J.Mukala)
1996 Viron kulttuurisäätiön vuosipalkinto (Annual award of the Estonian cultural foundation)
1995 First prize, Competition for Memorial for the victims of M/s Estonia (in co-operation with J.Mukala)
1988 Third prize, Competition for Memorial of KGB victims KGB Tarto, estonia
(in co-operation with A.Lungen)
PROJECTS
2007 Pirkkala Sculpture 07, Pirkkala, Finland
2005 Pirkkala Sculpture 05 Pirkkala, Finland
2003 Pirkkala Sculpture 03 Pirkkala, Finland
2002 Fourth Conference on Cast Iron Art Johnson Ateljier,Merserville, NJ, U.S.A
2002 International Sculpture Symposium, Griffis Sculpture Parc, Ellicotville, N.Y., U.S.A
2001 Blue Ice Art Competition in ice sculpting, first price, abstract class
2001 Pirkkala International Cast Iron Art Symposum, arranger
2001 Jicin 01, workshop in cast iron art, järjestäjä, Jicin, Czechoslovakia
2000 Cast iron art symposium, arranger, Veszprem, Hungary
1999 Cast iron art symposium, Szentendre, Hungary
1999 Cast iron art symposium, Copenhagen, Denmark
1999 Addenda 2, cast iron art symposium, Hamar, Norway
1998 Third Conference on Cast Iron Art Johnson Ateljier, Merserville, NJ, U.S.A
1997 Cast iron art symposium, arranger, Tallinn, Estonia
1997 Rock sculpting symposium, Kankaanpää, Finland
1996 City planning (euro milieu 1996) Gladsaxe, Denmark
1996 Multicultural North, Copenhagen, Denmark
1996 Nordic space, Copenhagen, Denmark
1995 Rock sculpting symposium, Kankaanpää, Finland
MEMBERSHIP
Member of The Association of Finnish Sculptors
Member of Tampere artists´ association, Finland
Member of Estonian Sculptors
Member of Estonian Artists Association
Curator of the Pirkkala Sculpture Park and Symposiums
TEACHING
2006- Professor, Head of the Sculpture Department, Estonian Academy of Arts
1995-2004 Workshops, critics, lectures and mentoring in: Estonian Academy of Arts,
Helsinki Art Academy, East Carolina University and Pori School of Art
2002 Professor of Sculpture, Buffalo State College, NY, USA
1993-1995 Teacher in the Tampere School of Art and Communication, Finland
1991-1999 Teacher in the Kankaanpää Art Institute, Finland
Gallery Kalhama & Piippo Contemporary
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